O-Alkylation of 3-hydroxyisoxazoles predominates under Mitsunobu conditions
2014
Chen, Lijia | Fletcher, Steven
Regiochemical control in the functionalization of ambident nucleophiles is of particular interest in organic chemistry. Herein, we demonstrate that O-alkylation of ambident 3-hydroxyisoxazoles, which are heterocyclic bioisosteres of carboxylic acids, predominates under Mitsunobu conditions. In several cases, excellent O-regioselectivity (⩾95%) was observed. It is noteworthy that reactions were complete within 15min at room temperature. Furthermore, the conditions are compatible with a range of alcohols that cover all of the typical protecting groups for the 3-hydroxyisoxazole motif, providing milder, simpler and less hazardous protocols to those commonly followed in the literature.
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